Index

The File Name Space: | Manipulating Logical Volumes

.

The File Name Space: | Opening and Examining Directories | Manipulating the Name Space

..

The File Name Space: | Opening and Examining Directories | Manipulating the Name Space

/

/.ffpw

/dev/kmem

/dev/mem

/dev/tty

see control terminal | Control Terminals

/etc/group

/etc/passwd

Security | Manipulating File Attributes | Examining Processes

/remote/

The StableStorage Interface

/tmp/StableStorage

a.out(5)

abort mechanism (Mesa)

accept(2)

access control

Standard Declarations | Manipulating File Attributes

access mode

access(2)

AccessClass type

AccessMode type

accounting

acct(2)

adb(1)

address space

Concepts and Facilities | Address Spaces

number: Examining Processes

advisory lock

see exclusive-use flag | Files, Open-File Objects, and | Manipulating File Handles | Manipulating Open-File State

alert mechanism

Cancelling Operations | Threads

guidelines for using: Cancelling Operations

Alerted exception

Reporting Errors | Signals | Threads | Exceptions

Alerted exception (Base)

Base

AlertP procedure (ThreadsPort)

AlertWait procedure (Thread)

alias

see hard link, symbolic link

AllSignals constant

ancestor

Processes | Sending and Handling Signals | Sending and Handling Signals

Apollo's Concurrent Programming Support

Topaz Overview | Process Creation

application

Concepts and Facilities

argument to a program

asynchronous operation

Avoiding Ad Hoc Multiplexing | Signals | Summary

authentication

SetMyUser procedure (OSFriends): Manipulating the State of
SetUser procedure: Creating Processes

automount(8)

AVState type (OSFriends)

background job

Job Control

BackgroundPriority constant (ThreadFriends)

backing store

backup_ff(1)

BadReason type (OSFriends)

Band type

bind(2)

brk(2)

broken pipe

Byte type (System)

System

cancelling operations

Cedar

CharsAvail procedure

chdir(2)

File System

chmk instruction

Debugging and Profiling

chroot(2)

cleardisks(8)

Close procedure

CloseTemplate procedure

The File Name Space: | More Taos-only File-System Operations

configuration parameter

connect(2)

ConsFileMode procedure

Constant type (UID)

UID

control terminal

defined: Control Terminals
job control: Job Control
new process: Creating Processes
OpenControlTerminal procedure: Opening Files
ProcessInfo record: Examining Processes
reading and writing: Performing Input/Output | Performing Input/Output
SetControlTerminal procedure: Creating Processes
treated as constant: Other Process State
UnsetControlTerminal procedure: Creating Processes

Control-\

Sending and Handling Signals | Examining Processes

Control-C

Control-Z

Job Control | Sending and Handling Signals

Copy procedure

copy(1)

core image

Working Directories | Terminating Processes

Counter type (UID)

UID

cp(1)

cron(1)

crontab(8)

csh(1)

Job Control | Manipulating File Handles

ctime(3)

DebugCore(1)

debugging

address space layout: Address Spaces
core image: Terminating Processes
DebugState type: Examining Processes
ProcessInfo record: Examining Processes | Examining Processes
SetSTrace procedure (OSFriends): Manipulating Process Templates
TeleDebug servers: Debugging and Profiling

DebugState type

default directory

see directory, working

default PID

see NullPID variable

default signal action

see signal, default action of

denial of service

descendant

Processes

device

deleting: Manipulating the Name Space
distinguished process group: Processes
FTStructured constant: Manipulating File Attributes
FTUnstructured constant: Manipulating File Attributes
MakeDevice procedure (OSFriends): Miscellaneous File-System Operations
remote: The File Name Space:
structured: Files, Open-File Objects, and
supported by Taos: Taos Devices
unstructured: Files, Open-File Objects, and

df(1)

Dir type

on Ultrix: The OS Interface

Direction type

directory

Manipulating the Name Space | Manipulating Logical Volumes

creating: Manipulating the Name Space
deleting: Manipulating the Name Space
deleting entry: Manipulating the Name Space | Manipulating the Name Space
enumerating entries: Opening and Examining Directories
parent: The File Name Space:
remote root, parent of: The File Name Space:
root: The File Name Space: | The File Name Space: | More Taos-only File-System Operations | Files

directory handle

Dir type: Standard Declarations
OpenDir procedure: Opening and Examining Directories
relative path: The File Name Space:
RemoveDir procedure: Manipulating the Name Space
working directory: Working Directories

directory, working

core image: Terminating Processes
defined: Working Directories
Dir type: Standard Declarations
new process: Creating Processes
relative path: The File Name Space:
SetMyWD procedure (OSFriends): Manipulating the State of
SetWD procedure: Creating Processes

Dismount procedure (OSFriends)

dismount(8)

DismountLevel type (OSFriends)

dot

see .

dot-dot

see ..

DSRunning constant

DSStopped constant

DSTrapped constant

dump

see core image

Dup procedure

dup(2)

EC type

Exceptions | The OS Interface: EC

effective user name

defined: Security
local access checking: Standard Declarations | Opening Files
new process: Creating Processes
ProcessInfo record: Examining Processes
root: Security
SetMyUser procedure (OSFriends): Manipulating the State of
SetUIDonExec attribute: Standard Declarations
SetUser procedure: Creating Processes

EIO

enable(1)

encryption

EnsureAllWritten procedure (OSFriends)

EnsureWritten procedure

environment variable

PASSWORD: Examining Processes

EqualFile procedure (OSFriends)

errMessage variable

errno variable

error code

Exceptions | Error Code Summary

Error exception

Reporting Errors | Exceptions

error reporting

ES type

EWOULDBLOCK

exceptions in Modula-2+

advantage over return codes: Reporting Errors
use in reporting synchronous events: Signals

exceptions raised by OS

exclusive-use flag

see advisory lock | Manipulating File Handles | Miscellaneous File-System Operations

exec(2)

Process Creation | Process Creation

execve(2)

Examining Processes | Virtual Memory | Security

Exit procedure (OSSpecial)

ExitStatus type

expandpath(1)

FailureES constant

fAppend constant

fAsync constant

Opening Files | Manipulating Open-File State | Manipulating Open-File State | Manipulating Open-File State

fatal error

FCDevice constant

FCLeaf constant

FCopy procedure

fCreate constant

Opening Files | Opening Files | Opening Files

fExclusive constant

Opening Files | Opening Files

ff_ftp

see real user name, ff_ftp

file

see open-file object | Files, Open-File Objects, and

attribute-change time: Manipulating File Attributes | Manipulating File Attributes
creating: Opening Files
defined: Files, Open-File Objects, and
deleting: Manipulating the Name Space
hole: Files
local: Security | Security
modification time: Manipulating File Attributes | Manipulating File Attributes
motivated: Concepts and Facilities
name space: Concepts and Facilities | The File Name Space:
owner: Security | Security | Standard Declarations | Manipulating File Attributes
path name: The File Name Space:
testing for equality: Manipulating File Attributes | Miscellaneous File-System Operations

file access time

FileInfo record: Manipulating File Attributes
flushing to disk: Performing Input/Output | Manipulating File Handles | System Operation
PSetTimes procedure: Manipulating File Attributes

file handle

Close procedure: Manipulating File Handles
creating: Opening Files
defined: Files, Open-File Objects, and
Dup procedure: Manipulating File Handles
File type: Standard Declarations
GetDescriptor procedure: Manipulating File Handles
new process: Creating Processes
SetDescriptor procedure: Creating Processes

file mode

FileMode type: Standard Declarations
MakeDevice procedure (OSFriends): Miscellaneous File-System Operations
MakeDir procedure: Manipulating the Name Space
Open procedure: Opening Files
SetMode and PSetMode procedures: Manipulating File Attributes

file pointer

CharsAvail procedure: Performing Input/Output
Copy procedure: Performing Input/Output
defined: Files, Open-File Objects, and
ignored: Opening Files | Performing Input/Output | Performing Input/Output
Read procedure: Performing Input/Output
Seek procedure: Manipulating Open-File State
Write procedure: Performing Input/Output

file pointer: ignored

File type

file, user group of

see user group

FileAccess type

Standard Declarations | Manipulating File Attributes

FileAccessMode type

FileAttributes type

FileClass type

FileFailureES constant

FileInfo type

FileMode type

Standard Declarations | Manipulating File Attributes

FileState type

FileType type

Firefly multiprocessor

Introduction | Conclusions | Introduction

flock(2)

Open Array Parameters and

fNoDelay constant

Opening Files | Manipulating Open-File State | Manipulating Open-File State | Manipulating Open-File State

FOR (subarray notation)

foreground job

Job Control

ForegroundPriority constant (ThreadFriends)

fork(2)

Process Creation | Process Creation

fRead constant

FRead procedure

fstat(2)

FTDirectory constant

FTFIFO constant

FTLink constant

FTPipe constant

FTRegular constant

fTruncate constant

Opening Files | Opening Files | Opening Files

FTSocket constant

FTStructured constant

FTUnstructured constant

fWrite constant

FWrite procedure

garbage collection

Manipulating File Handles | Creating Processes

GetConfigurationParameter proc. (OSFriends)

GetDescriptor procedure

GetDevPGRP procedure

getegid(2)

GetEnvironment procedure (Params)

GetEnvironmentName procedure (Params)

GetFlags procedure

getgid(2)

getgroups(2)

gethostname(2)

GetInfo procedure

getitimer(2)

GetLock procedure

GetMaxDescriptor procedure

getpackage(1)

getpagesize(2)

GetParameter procedure (Params)

GetPassword procedure

Opening and Examining Directories

GetPath procedure

getpeername(2)

GetPriority procedure (OSFriends)

getpriority(2)

Scheduling

GetProcessInfo procedure

getrlimit(2)

getrusage(2)

getsockname(2)

getsockopt(2)

GetUMask procedure

Manipulating User Specifications

GetUserName procedure (OSFriends)

GetVolumeInfo procedure (OSFriends)

givevm(8)

Group constant

HALT procedure (Modula-2+)

Terminating Processes | Terminating Processes

HandleMode type

Manipulating the Name Space | Manipulating Logical Volumes

hard link

count in FileInfo record: Manipulating File Attributes
HardLink procedure: Manipulating the Name Space
Remove procedure: Manipulating the Name Space
restrictions: The File Name Space: | Logical Volumes

HardLink procedure

homeserver(1)

indeterminate wait

Threads

Init process

see process, Init

input/output

see Read, FRead procedures | see Write, FWrite procedures | Files, Open-File Objects, and

InsertFID procedure (OSFriends)

installboot(8)

Files, Open-File Objects, and

interference

avoiding, over state variable: Sharing Mutable State

Interim Name Service

Security | The File Name Space:

interprocess communication

interrupt mechanism

Avoiding Ad Hoc Multiplexing | Avoiding Ad Hoc Multiplexing

IOCtl interface

Job Control | Manipulating File Attributes

IOCtl procedure

Files, Open-File Objects, and | Manipulating File Attributes

job control

Job Control

kill(2)

lightweight process facility

Opening and Examining Directories

link

see hard link | see symbolic link

ListDir procedure

listen(2)

local file

see file, local

local file name

see path name, local

LocalFile interface

FinishWrites procedure: Manipulating Logical Volumes
ID type: Manipulating File Attributes
LogicalVolumeInfo procedure: Manipulating Logical Volumes

lock

see advisory lock | see exclusive-use flag

LOCK statement

Threads

LockArg type

logical volume

see physical volume

defined: Logical Volumes
FileInfo record: Manipulating File Attributes
hard links: The File Name Space: | Manipulating the Name Space | Manipulating the Name Space
manipulating: Manipulating Logical Volumes
RemoveDir procedure: Manipulating the Name Space
VID type: Manipulating File Attributes

LogicalVolume type (OSFriends)

login(1)

LookUpUser procedure (OSFriends)

Security | Manipulating User Specifications

lpr(1)

Mach

Topaz Overview | Process Creation

mailq(1)

Major type

MakeDevice procedure (OSFriends)

MakeDir procedure

Mesa

Topaz Overview | Cancelling Operations

Minor type

mkinit(8)

Topaz Operating System Interface

Modula-2

Modula-2+

monarch(1)

monitors

Manipulating the Name Space | Manipulating Logical Volumes

Mount procedure (OSFriends)

mount(2)

msh(1)

Guidelines for Multithreaded Interfaces

multiple threads

compared with shared memory segments: Topaz Overview
defined: Introduction

multiplexing

ad hoc techniques for, in UNIX 4.2BSD: Avoiding Ad Hoc Multiplexing | File System | Signals

multithreaded interface

approach to designing: Sharing Mutable State

Name Service

see Interim Name Service

NewProcessTemplate procedure

NextConfigurationParameter proc. (OSFriends)

Opening and Examining Directories

NextEntry procedure

NextProcess procedure

NormalPriority constant (ThreadFriends)

NS interface

More Standard Declarations

ns(8)

Security | The File Name Space:

Nub

Scheduling | Virtual Memory

NubMisc interface

Reboot procedure: Manipulating Logical Volumes
Version procedure: Versions

NullPID variable

open array parameter

Open Array Parameters and

Open procedure

open(2)

File System

open-file object

see file

Close procedure: Manipulating File Handles
creating: Opening Files
defined: Files, Open-File Objects, and
File type: Standard Declarations

OpenControlTerminal procedure

OpenDir procedure

File System | Standard Declarations | Opening and Examining Directories

OpenFlags type

OpenFromFID procedure (OSFriends)

OpenMode type

OpenPipe procedure

OpenRead procedure

OpenSearch procedure

OpenWrite procedure

orphan

background read: Performing Input/Output
background write: Performing Input/Output
defined: Processes
parent process identifier: Examining Processes
StartProcess procedure: Creating Processes
stopping: Sending and Handling Signals

OS interface

defined: Introduction
on Ultrix: The OS Interface

OSFriends interface

Processes | The OSFriends Interface

OSSpecial interface

Exit procedure: Terminating Processes

Other constant

owner

see file, owner

Owner constant

PAccess procedure

page size

Params interface

GetEnvironment: Creating Processes
GetEnvironmentName: Creating Processes
GetParameter procedure: Creating Processes

parent of a directory

see directory, parent

password

defined: Security
GetPassword procedure: Examining Processes
new process: Creating Processes
real user name ff_ftp: Security
SetMyUser procedure: Manipulating the State of
SetUser procedure: Creating Processes

PASSWORD environment variable

path name

absolute: The File Name Space:
GetPath procedure: Opening and Examining Directories
length: Files
local: The File Name Space:
relative: The File Name Space: | Working Directories
remote: The File Name Space:
syntax: The File Name Space:

PathES constant

PathName type

PGetInfo procedure

PGetLink procedure

PGRP type

see process group identifier | Standard Declarations

physical volume

see logical volume | Logical Volumes | Manipulating Logical Volumes

PID type

see process identifier | Standard Declarations

pipe

broken: Performing Input/Output
Close procedure: Manipulating File Handles
FTPipe constant: Manipulating File Attributes
input/output: Performing Input/Output | Performing Input/Output | Performing Input/Output | Performing Input/Output
motivated: Files, Open-File Objects, and
OpenPipe procedure: Opening Files
process group: Manipulating File Attributes
testing for equality: Miscellaneous File-System Operations
Ultrix non-blocking mode: Manipulating Open-File State

pipe(2)

polling mechanism

Avoiding Ad Hoc Multiplexing | Avoiding Ad Hoc Multiplexing | Cancelling Operations

principal

priority

see process, priority | see thread, priority

Priority type (ThreadFriends)

privacy

process

access control: Security
child: Processes | Processes | Creating Processes
creating: Creating Processes
defined: Processes
enumerating: Examining Processes
hierarchy: Processes
Init: Processes | Processes | Processes | Creating Processes
parent: Processes | Processes
parent process identifier: Examining Processes
priority: Manipulating the State of | Manipulating the State of | Manipulating Process Templates
sending signal to: Sending and Handling Signals
states: Examining Processes
stopping: Job Control | Sending and Handling Signals
template: Processes | Creating Processes
template, invalid: Creating Processes

process group

background read: Performing Input/Output
background write: Performing Input/Output
defined: Processes
leader: Processes | Creating Processes
new process: Creating Processes
of a device: Job Control | Manipulating File Attributes | Creating Processes
sending signal to: Sending and Handling Signals
SetPGRP procedure: Creating Processes
treated as constant: Other Process State
Ultrix asynchronous input/output: Manipulating Open-File State

process group identifier

defined: Processes
PGRP type: Standard Declarations
ProcessInfo record: Examining Processes

process identifier

defined: Processes
NextProcess procedure: Examining Processes
PID type: Standard Declarations
ProcessInfo record: Examining Processes
StartProcess procedure: Creating Processes
WaitForChild procedure: Creating Processes | Terminating Processes

process termination

abnormal: Sending and Handling Signals | Terminating Processes
broken pipe: Performing Input/Output
classified: Terminating Processes
default signal action: Signals | Sending and Handling Signals
illegal memory access: Address Spaces
normal: Terminating Processes
open files: Files, Open-File Objects, and | Manipulating File Handles
PSTerminating constant: Examining Processes
stopping orphans: Sending and Handling Signals
unused process templates: Creating Processes

ProcessInfo type

ProcessState type

ProcessTemplate type

profil(2)

Debugging and Profiling

profiling

Taos Ultrix emulation: Debugging and Profiling
Ultrix Topaz: Profiling

program argument

property page

Props interface

ps(1)

PSetLength procedure

PSetMode procedure

PSetOwner procedure

PSetSize procedure

PSetTimes procedure

PSRunning constant

PSStopped constant

PSTerminating constant

ptrace(2)

Debugging and Profiling

pwd(1)

quota(2)

RAISES clause

rcp(1)

rdist(1)

Read procedure

read(2)

Sharing Mutable State | Avoiding Ad Hoc Multiplexing | Files

ReadWriteAll variable

ReadWriteExecuteAll variable

ReadWriteExecuteMe variable

ReadWriteMe variable

real user name

defined: Security
ff_ftp: Security
new process: Creating Processes
ProcessInfo record: Examining Processes
remote access checking: Standard Declarations
SetMyUser procedure (OSFriends): Manipulating the State of
SetUser procedure: Creating Processes

Reboot procedure (NubMisc)

Files, Open-File Objects, and | Manipulating File Attributes

reboot(2)

recv(2)

recvfrom(2)

recvmsg(2)

RefArray type (Text)

Text

regular file

Relationship type

remote device

remote directory

see path name, remote

remote file

see file, remote

remote file name

see path name, remote

remote file service

The File Name Space: | The File Name Space: | Manipulating File Attributes

remote procedure call

see RPC

Remove procedure

RemoveDir procedure

Rename procedure

resource allocation

restore_ff(1)

The File Name Space: | More Taos-only File-System Operations

RFS interface

RFSClient interface

rlogin(1)

root directory

see directory, root

root user name

see effective user name, root

RPC

buffers: Address Spaces
implementations: RPC
motivated: Concepts and Facilities
used by OS on Taos: Versions

rsh(1)

running process

RUsage type

RW constant

RWho type

RWX constant

SaveTextAfterUse constant

sbrk(2)

scavenging

consistency of FileInfo records: Manipulating File Attributes
Dismount procedure (OSFriends): Manipulating Logical Volumes
FileFailureES: Exceptions
Mount procedure (OSFriends): Manipulating Logical Volumes
Rename procedure: Manipulating the Name Space

scheduling

on Ultrix Topaz: Scheduling
threads: Threads | Scheduling
writes: Performing Input/Output | Miscellaneous File-System Operations

SearchPath type

security

Security | Security

Seek procedure

seek(2)

SeekCmd type

select(2)

Avoiding Ad Hoc Multiplexing | Files

send(2)

sendmail(8)

sendmsg(2)

SendSignal procedure

SendSignalToGroup procedure

sendto(2)

serialization

Sharing Mutable State | Threads | Files

servername(1)

SetConfigurationParameter proc. (OSFriends)

setconfigurationparameter(8)

SetControlTerminal procedure

SetDescriptor procedure

SetDevPGRP procedure

SetExclusiveUse procedure

SetFlags procedure

SetGIDonExec constant

setgroups(2)

sethostname(2)

setitimer(2)

SetLength procedure

SetLock procedure

SetMode procedure

SetMySignalState procedure

Standard Declarations | Manipulating the State of

SetMyUMask procedure (OSFriends)

SetMyUser procedure (OSFriends)

Security | Manipulating the State of

SetMyWD procedure (OSFriends)

Working Directories | Manipulating the State of

SetOwner procedure

SetPGRP procedure

setpgrpme(1)

Manipulating Process Templates

SetPriority procedure (OSFriends)

setpriority(2)

Scheduling

SetPriorityPGRP procedure (OSFriends)

SetPriorityPID procedure (OSFriends)

SetPriorityUser procedure (OSFriends)

setquota(2)

setregid(2)

setreuid(2)

setrlimit(2)

SetRootDir procedure (OSFriends)

SetSignalState procedure

SetSize procedure

setsockopt(2)

Manipulating Process Templates

SetSTrace procedure (OSFriends)

SettableHandleMode type

settimeofday(2)

SetUIDonExec constant

Security | Standard Declarations | Manipulating File Attributes | Creating Processes

SetUMask procedure

Standard Declarations | Creating Processes

SetUser procedure

SetWD procedure

Working Directories | Creating Processes

sh(1)

shared memory segments

compared with multiple threads: Topaz Overview

shared mutable state

shell

shippackage(1)

shutdown(2)

si(1)

Sig29 constant

SigAlrm constant

SigBus constant

SIGCHLD

Signals

SigChld constant

SigCont constant

Processes | Job Control | Sending and Handling Signals | Sending and Handling Signals | Creating Processes

SigEMT constant

SigFPE constant

Sending and Handling Signals | Terminating Processes

SigIll constant

SigIO constant

Manipulating Open-File State | Sending and Handling Signals

SigIOT constant

Sending and Handling Signals | Creating Processes

SigKill constant

signal

complete list: Sending and Handling Signals
default action of: Signals | Sending and Handling Signals | Terminating Processes
defined: Signals
handling: Sending and Handling Signals | Sending and Handling Signals | Sending and Handling Signals
sending to process or process group: Sending and Handling Signals
stop: Sending and Handling Signals
uncaught: Terminating Processes
usage: Sending and Handling Signals

signal state

new process: Creating Processes
ProcessInfo record: Examining Processes
SetMySignalState procedure: Sending and Handling Signals
SetSignalState procedure: Creating Processes

Signal type

SignalOrNone type

signals

UNIX versus Topaz: Signals

Signals type

SignalState type

SignalStates type

SigNone constant

SigPipe constant

SigProf constant

SigSegV constant

SigStop constant

Job Control | Sending and Handling Signals | Sending and Handling Signals | Creating Processes | Examining Processes

SigSys constant

SigTrace constant

SigTStp constant

Job Control | Job Control | Sending and Handling Signals | Examining Processes

SigTTIn constant

Job Control | Performing Input/Output | Sending and Handling Signals | Examining Processes

SigTTOu constant

Job Control | Performing Input/Output | Sending and Handling Signals | Examining Processes

SigUrg constant

sigvec(2)

SigVTAlrm constant

SigWinCh constant

SigXCPU constant

SigXFSz constant

Guidelines for Multithreaded Interfaces

single-threaded interface

socket

Files, Open-File Objects, and | Manipulating Open-File State | Communication

socket(2)

socketpair(2)

Space type (NubTypes)

NubTypes

StableStorage interface

on Ultrix: The StableStorage Interface

stack overflow

standard

diagnostic output: Manipulating File Handles
input: Manipulating File Handles
output: Manipulating File Handles

StartProcess procedure

Process Creation | Creating Processes

StartProcessSearch procedure

StartRFS procedure (OSFriends)

startrfs(8)

stat(2)

state variable

StdErr constant

StdIn constant

StdOut constant

stop signal

Job Control | Sending and Handling Signals

stopped process

Files, Open-File Objects, and

storage

STrace type (OSFriends)

Manipulating Process Templates

stream position pointer

Sharing Mutable State | File System

stripcp(1)

structured device

see device, structured

su(1)

Open Array Parameters and

subarray

Sun

super-user

defined: Security
limiting access rights: Security
remote: Security
reserved disk space: Resource Allocation and Accounting

swapon(2)

symbolic link

/remote/ subdirectories: The File Name Space:
directory entry: The File Name Space:
FTLink constant: Manipulating File Attributes
GetPath procedure: Opening and Examining Directories
loop: Files
motivated: The File Name Space:
PGetInfo procedure: Manipulating File Attributes
PGetLink procedure: Manipulating File Attributes
Remove procedure: Manipulating the Name Space
restrictions: The File Name Space:
SymLink procedure: Manipulating the Name Space
to remote file: The File Name Space:

SymLink procedure

System interface

T type (Rd)

T type (Text)

Text

T type (Time)

Time

Taos

Introduction | Running Ultrix Applications on

TeleDebug(1)

see debugging | Examining Processes | Examining Processes

terminating process

see process termination

TestAlert procedure (Thread)

thread

Concepts and Facilities | Threads

Thread interface

Processes | Threads | Sending and Handling Signals

thread priority

motivated: Threads
new process: Creating Processes
SetPriority procedure (OSFriends): Manipulating Process Templates
thread-dependent state variable: Other Process State
when calling WaitForSignal: Sending and Handling Signals

ThreadFriends interface

BackgroundPriority constant: Manipulating the State of | Manipulating Process Templates
ForegroundPriority constant: Manipulating the State of | Manipulating Process Templates
GetPriority procedure: Sending and Handling Signals
NormalPriority constant: Manipulating the State of | Manipulating Process Templates
SetPriority procedure: Sending and Handling Signals

Time interface

in lieu of interval timers: Sending and Handling Signals
on Ultrix: The Time Interface

time-slicing

Scheduling | Scheduling

Tinylisp

OS and Modula-2+

Topaz

Sharing Mutable State | Cancelling Operations

file system: File System
introduced: Introduction | Introduction
on Ultrix: Running Topaz Applications on
overview: Topaz Overview
process creation: Process Creation
signals: Signals
trap-handling: Signals

Trap interface

Trestle interface

instance: Examining Processes
RPCInit procedure: Examining Processes

TRY ... EXCEPT statement

tsh(n)

tty

see device, tty

tty(4)

Job Control | Manipulating File Attributes

TtyDevice interface

UID interface

on Ultrix: The UID Interface

Ultrix

asynchronous input/output: Manipulating Open-File State
control terminal: Control Terminals
device types: Manipulating File Attributes
environment variable: Creating Processes
file system: Logical Volumes
inode number: Manipulating File Attributes
interval timing: Sending and Handling Signals
job control: Job Control
kernel-call interface: Running Ultrix Applications on
non-blocking input/output: Manipulating Open-File State
pipes: Files
process: Processes
process identifier: Processes
program argument: Creating Processes
resource limit: Sending and Handling Signals | Resource Allocation and Accounting
running Topaz programs: Introduction
signal: Signals | Sending and Handling Signals
signal handler and mask: Creating Processes
trap: Sending and Handling Signals
user identifiers: Security
window size change: Sending and Handling Signals

umask

GetUMask procedure: Standard Declarations
MakeDevice procedure (OSFriends): Miscellaneous File-System Operations
MakeDir procedure: Manipulating the Name Space
motivated: Standard Declarations
new process: Creating Processes
Open procedure: Opening Files
SetMyUMask procedure (OSFriends): Manipulating the State of
SetUMask procedure: Creating Processes
Topaz treatment of: Other Process State

umount(2)

uncaught exception

uncaught signal

Unix

error number: Reporting Errors
process creation: Process Creation
signals: Signals
System V: Topaz Overview

unmapped page

UnsetControlTerminal procedure

unstructured device

see device, unstructured

unwritable page

update(8)

updatefs(1)

user

Control Terminals | Exceptions

user group

Security | Standard Declarations | Manipulating File Attributes

user identity

Other Process State

user name

user specification

Security | Standard Declarations | Manipulating User Specifications | Manipulating User Specifications

User type

vadvise(2)

VAX

Introduction

VAX Architecture Handbook

Manipulating Logical Volumes | The OSFriends Interface: VC

VC type (OSFriends)

version mismatch

Versions

Version procedure

Versions

Version procedure (NubMisc)

Versions

vget(1)

vhangup(2)

VID type

virtual memory

Taos Ultrix emulation: Virtual Memory
Ultrix Topaz: Virtual Memory

vlink(1)

Avoiding Ad Hoc Multiplexing

VM interface

Address Spaces | Virtual Memory

VMS $QIO service

volume

see logical volume | see physical volume

VolumeError exception (OSFriends)

VolumeInfo type (OSFriends)

vship(1)

Wait procedure

wait(2)

Process Creation | Process Creation

wait3(2)

Avoiding Ad Hoc Multiplexing

WaitForChild procedure

Process Creation | Processes | Terminating Processes

WaitForSignal procedure

Signals | Sending and Handling Signals

waiting mechanism

working directory

see directory, working

WReason type

Write procedure

write(2)

Sharing Mutable State | Avoiding Ad Hoc Multiplexing | Files

WStatus type

zombie